Drawing Perspective

Tim Fisher

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Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher SEARCH PRESS TIM FISHERhas been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. He sketches regularly, which has helped him develop some unique insights and techniques for portraying a subject on paper. His successful line and wash paintings and pastels also have a strong emphasis on drawing. Tim is a regular contributor toLeisure Paintermagazine, teaches workshops and gives demonstrations throughout the UK. Tim lives in Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Leicestershire, UK. Also by Tim Fisher: Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher DEDICATION To my wife, Louise, who has helped to make my dream a reality and without whom this book would not have been possible. Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher SEARCH PRESS This edition published in 2021 Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR Original edition first published in 2016 and reprinted in 2017 as Drawing Masterclass: Perspective Illustrations and text copyright © Tim Fisher 2021, 2017, 2016 Photographs and design copyright © Search Press Ltd. 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this book, text, photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche, photocopier, internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a retrieval system, without written permission obtained beforehand from Search Press.

Sujets

• Painting
• Peinture

Informations

• Publié par: Search Press
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781269305
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 82 Mo

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Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher

SEARCH PRESS

TIM FISHERhas been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. He sketches regularly, which has helped him develop some unique insights and techniques for portraying a subject on paper. His successful line and wash paintings and pastels also have a strong emphasis on drawing. Tim is a regular contributor toLeisure Paintermagazine, teaches workshops and gives demonstrations throughout the UK. Tim lives in FrisbyontheWreake, Leicestershire, UK.

Also by Tim Fisher:

Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher

DEDICATION To my wife, Louise, who has helped to make my dream a reality and without whom this book would not have been possible.

Drawing Perspective Tim Fisher

SEARCH PRESS

This edition published in 2021

Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR

Original edition irst published in 2016 and reprinted in 2017 as Drawing Masterclass: Perspective

Illustrations and text copyright © Tim Fisher 2021, 2017, 2016

Photographs and design copyright © Search Press Ltd. 2021

All rights reserved. No part o this book, text, photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any orm or by any means by print, photoprint, microilm, microiche, photocopier, internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a retrieval system, without written permission obtained beorehand rom Search Press.

ISBN: 978-1-78221-936-1 ebook ISBN: 978-1-78126-930-5

The Publishers and author can accept no responsibility or any consequences arising rom the inormation, advice or instructions given in this publication.

SUPPLIERS I you have dificulty in obtaining any o the materials and equipment mentioned in this book, then please visit the Search Press website or details o suppliers: www.searchpress.com

For more inormation about the author, his work and upcoming workshops, visit his website: www.timisherartist.co.uk

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to Roz Dace or having the aith to commission me or a second book or Search Press.

Thanks also to my editor, Sophie Kersey, or her assistance, encouragement and eedback during the publishing process.

I would like to thank my wie Louise, who tirelessly helped me to ind subjects that were relevant to this publication, made endless cups o tea, and or her never ailing encouragement that I was heading in the right direction. A special thank you to our riend Kelvin Greenberry or his help and advice with photography.

Finally, to all my students past, present and uture, whose enthusiasm and eedback help to make teaching art such a rewarding and enjoyable part o my lie.

Page 1 St Paul’s The drawîng îs completed în black acrylîc înk wîth a dîp pen. Lookîng back along the gently slopîng ground o Peter’s Hîll towards St Paul’s Cathedral în London, all the lînes converge to a sîngle vanîshîng poînt somewhere near the heads o the figures în the dîstance. There îs the addîtîonal challenge o steps and ellîpses în thîs drawîng.

Opposîte Red Lion Street Thîs drawîng was completed wîth a dîp pen and Chînese înk on cartrîdge paper. Red Lîon Street, Stathern, nestles în the pîcturesque area o the Vale o Belvoîr, Leîcestershîre. A number o vîllages în thîs regîon provîde good drawîng subjects. I was careul not to over-detaîl the complex brîckwork o the nearer buîldîng.

Below Shire Horses A quîck împressîon drawn on the spot at a ploughîng match usîng a fibre- tîpped drawîng pen and sketchbook. The stance o the horses orms a natural square through whîch vanîshîng poînts can be projected.

CONTENTS

Introduction6

The history of perspective8

Materials12

Techniques20

Zeropoint perspective28

Measurement, proportion and scale32

Singlepoint perspective34

Twopoint perspective40

Multipoint perspective50

Varying perspective54

People60

Animals64

Boats68

Shadows72

Reflections76

Skies and seas80

Inclined planes86

Curved perspective90

Common mistakes98

Beyond the rules104

Index112

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INTRODUCTION any artists see perspective as a perplexing and puzzling subject. Our ability to grasp the three-dimensional world and M orm an understanding o it is essential to our ability to draw an image correctly. Anything we see is subject to perspective; some obviously, some not. Our view o the world is greatly influenced by a perception o objects that we learn at an early age. We quickly build a representation o the universe in our heads and this model will continue to manipulate and interere with our ability to draw what we see or years to come. There’s an old saying, ‘You haven’t seen anything until you’ve drawn it’. Being able to draw what you see is like seeing a new world or the first time. It is a wonderul thing to appreciate a landscape or even how a shadow alls onto steps. My early attempts at drawing were not always successul, and I see now that I had no knowledge o perspective, and was unaware that it was having a big influence on my work. Things just didn’t look right and I didn’t know why. This book is designed to help you see and understand the world, and how perspective in its many orms has an influence on it. I encourage you to observe and practise reehand drawing regularly and try out the exercises in the book, as it is only by doing this that you will come to understand how things work. When you are reehand drawing, avoid too much use o an eraser or even a ruler. Live with your mistakes, as it is a great teacher or uture work. Rub them out and they are lost orever. Take yoursel right out o your comort zone and use an indelible drawing pen. Ruled lines can look very unnatural when rendering subjects in a reehand manner. Try not to become too dependent on photographs and draw rom lie wherever possible. Camera lenses distort and curve the edges o a scene, and we unknowingly transer these distortions into our drawings. Finally, at the end o the book, we explore ways o perceiving perspective without ollowing rules (see page 104). These techniques have been established since the Middle Ages. Do give them a try – this is a way o working I have used or many years and it really helps the artist to see the world in perspective.

Harston Thîs îs a quîet lîttle vîllage located on the Leîcestershîre border, în the UK. The drawîng was created wîth a dîp pen and Indîan înk on cartrîdge paper. The pen was îdeal or renderîng the structural detaîls o the magnîficent tree at the end o the street, the archîtectural detaîls and the careully tended ront garden.

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